Iressa As Effective As Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Treatment

IRESSA AS LUNG CANCER TREATMENT

Groundbreaking study results suggest the drug Iressa has been proven to be just as effective as chemotherapy for treating non-small cell lung cancer. The INTERST study compared the survival rate between IRESSA and docetaxel chemotherapy. These findings represent the first time an oral therapy has been tested head-to-head against standard therapy.